Mop.



Patented June 3, I902. H. A. HAYDEN.

MOP.

(Application filed Aug. 8, 1901.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY A. HAYDEN, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY.

MOP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 701,482, dated June3,1902. Application filed August 8, 1901. Serial No. 71,801. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY A. HAYDEN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Jersey City, Hudson county, New Jersey, have inventedcertain Improvements in Mops, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates mainly to the class of mops wherein sponge isemployed as the scrubbing and absorbent fibrous material and wherein thesaid material is made readily removable for renewal as required.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate an embodiment of theinvention, Figure 1 is a transverse section of the mop, taken at line:11 in Fig. 4. Fig. 2 is a cross-section of the metal head of the mop,taken substantially at line .00 in Fig. at. Fig. 3 is a rear elevationof the mop-head, partly in section at the left and showing there thesponge. At the right the sponge is indicated by dotted lines only. Fig.4 is a plan view of the mop.

The metal head of the mop comprises a top plate 1, a flared or slopingfront plate 2, and sloping or flared end plates 3, provided withinturned flanges 4:. On the top plate 1 is fixed a socket 5 to receivethe mop-handle 6. In the rear edge of the top plate 1 are formed twoopen slots 7 to form keepers for setscrews S, which screw into a flangedclamping-barf). Theseform the metal parts of the mop-head.

10 is the sponge-block, of wood,with grooves This block has the sponge Ssecured to two of its facesnamely, the lower face and the front face.The sponge is secured in place on the block by means of staples 12 andwires 13. The wire is fastened at one end, then drawn over the bits ofsponge, into which it sinks when drawn taut, and is then secured atintervals by the staples or double-pointed tacks. The blocks 10, fittedup with sponges, as described, may be kept in stock and set removably inthe head as required. Fig. 1 shows clearly how the block is inserted inthe head, with the sponge on its front face bearing on the pendentinclined front plate 2. It is held in place by applying the clamping-bar9 to the rear face of the block, the bodies of the clamping-screws 8engaging the open slots 7 in the top plate. After pressing in the barfirmly the screws 8 are set down tight on the top plate or on interposedWashers 14.

This construction provides a simple and inexpensive mop having greatefficiency and durability. There being but one block and the spongesbeing permanently secured thereto, the renewal of the sponges is muchmore convenient than where there are several bars and where the spongesare merely held by clamping them between the bars. The grooves in theends of the block serve both as keepers and as guides for the block. Thesloping sides and ends of the head, together with the projection of thesponges beyond the head, both in front and at the ends, serve to enablethe user to get into corners for cleaning and also prevents the metalparts of the head from chafing the woodwork. Obviously it will requireno skill or practice to enable the person using themop to take out andreplace the sponge-block and its attached sponges.

Preferably the block or bar 10 will be reotangularin cross-section, asthis form is simple and inexpensive and serves the purpose; butitscross-section might have other forms, preferably quadrilateral, however.

The sloping or flaring downward of the front 2 and ends 3 of the hollowmop-head is important in that it provides spaces to house the sponge onthe block at these points, and the carrying of the sponge up over thefront face of the block serves, in connection with the sloped front, toenable the user to get into angles and corners for cleaning withoutmarring the woodwork. The same is also true of the ends of the mop-headwhere the sponge is made to project, as at the front, and serve as afender to prevent the metal of the head from coming in contact with thebase-board.

Having thusdescribed my invention, I claim- In a mop, the combinationwith the hollow, oblong metal head having sloping or flared front andends, the latter provided with inturned flanges, and the top platehaving open slots 7, the clamping-bar, and the securingscrews engagingsaid slots in the top plate and screwing into said bar, of the block 10having grooves in its ends to receive the inmy name, this 6th day ofAugust, 1901, in the burned flanges on the ends of the head, andpresence of two subscribing witnesses.

the s on es secured to said block and ada ted to pr jegi out beyond thehead at the f onb HENRY HAYDEN 5 and ends when said block is in place,sub- WVitnesses:

sbantiaily as set forth. HENRY CONNETT, In witness wherecf I havehereunto signed 1 PETER A. ROSS.

